World Stock Markets: European shares fell sharply Monday, led by the financial sector, on nervousness over political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa. Italian shares fell 3.6%. Chinese ...

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Stocks closed with mixed results Tuesday after back-and-forth action throughout the session. Two big movers were MascoMAS and SandiskSNDK on the stock market today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Tokyo stocks were rallying Monday morning while other Asian stock markets were mixed, after U.S. stocks on Friday closed out a week at two-year highs. Asian stock markets were mostly higher in early ...